BAOTOU, Inner Mongolia  -- Chinese police, armed police and People's Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers conducted a joint anti-terror exercise in north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region from Tuesday to Thursday.

More than 2,700 troops from different divisions took part in the three-day drill in Baotou, a major industrial city of China. The drill was designed to "deal with real threats".

The drill demonstrated the achievements Inner Mongolia has made in anti-terror work, said Li Wei, director of the nti-terrorism Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security.

As a frontier region, Inner Mongolia has an arduous task in fighting terrorism and safeguarding local safety and social stability, Li said.

Police officers stand in line before a military drill on the outskirts of Baotao, Northwest China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region October 19, 2006. Over 2,700 members from Chinese police security force, armed police force and People's Liberation Army attend the three-day drill, which include operations of the explosion elimination, fire fighting, hostage rescue work and anti-terrorism. The drill was designed to "deal with real threats".
[Xinhua]

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